Funding
Registered Charity Number: XR45152
A little bit about Hartshill Bible Church Burma Fund:
As a church we have been involved for the past two years in supporting believers in Burma (Myanmar). This came about through an invitation from a Burmese Christian studying in Wales for our pastor, Phil Roberts, to speak at a conference in Burma in February 2006. Following this Phil made a further visit to the country in September 2006. When Cyclone Nargis hit southern Burma devastating the Delta region and severely damaging property in Yangon, the capital, we quickly began to receive emails with news of the destruction and appealing for help. Within two weeks it was arranged for Phil to travel out to Burma and he was able to visit just 3 weeks after the cyclone had struck. Taking the equivalent of £25,000 into the country he was able to distribute this to local Christian leaders engaged in relief work in the Delta region and others running orphanages in the Yangon area that had been severely affected. Subsequently, a further £5,000 has been taken in and we are now seeking to finance longer term projects.
To date, in addition to immediate relief in the form of food to the very poor, the fund has enabled some villages and communities to have pure water supplies, as well as giving money to support the needs of orphanages whose buildings were destroyed.
HBC works alongside EFCM (Evangelical Free Church Myanmar) who have a strong network of 250 churches. Many of which have associated orphanages. These are typically located in Yangon, but the majority are throughout Chin State, which includes some of the most cut off and poorest places.
Some of the damage both to homes and infrastructure after Cyclone Nargis in 2008
